江苏常州市金沙高级中学高三英语限时训练三

金沙高级中学高三英语限时训练三总分80分第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ATheBestSilkRoadTour SilkRoad,abusinessandtraderoute,originatesfromtheancientChinaandconnectswiththeAsian,AfricanandEuropeancountries.OurwelldesignedSilkRoadtourpackagewillneverletyoudown.DepartureCity:ShanghaiGuide&Driver:

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12westernbuffetbreakfasts,6luncheswithsomebeingalacarte(点菜)styleTourHighlights:MustseesightsinChina—TerracottaWarriors,FamenTemple,DunhuangMogaoCaves,MaijiCaves,JiayuguanPassandMutianyuGreatWallTracebacktotheSilkRoadof2,000yearsago&learnaboutthecultureandhistoryMarvelatthearttreasure—MogaoCaves&enjoyanexcitingcamelridingintheGobiDesertWeGuarantee100%NoShoppingStops!TourPricesTourPriceswithLuxuryHotels23travelers45travelers69travelers$3749$3299$2939TourPriceswithStandardHotels23travelers45travelers69travelers$3479$3029$2669PricesareperpersoninUSDollars.Anypartsofthetourlength,activitiesorhotelscanbetailoredtoyourindividualinterests. Areyoureadytofollowthefootstepsoftheancientstoexplorethismysteriouslandnow?21.Whatwillpeopledoonthetour?A.Appreciatetheancientheritage. B.Rideoncamelsalltheway.C.Stayafewnightsincaves. D.Doalotofshopping.22.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytojointhetour?A.ABeijingbusinessmangoodatgolf. B.AJapanesemodellovingfashion.C.AYunnanbiologistinterestedinbirds. D.AnAmericanstudentlearninghistory.23.Howmuchshouldatravelerpayforherfamily(withtwosons)whowanttolivefortably?A.$3479. B.$3749. C.$7498. D.$11247.B Theuniverselikestobeshyaboutitsage,butastronomersbelievetheyhaveaprettygoodideaoftherange.Currently,themostwidelyacceptedagefortheuniverseisaround13.8billionyears,butdeterminingtheageof...well,everything,isnoeasyfeat(功绩).Now,newstudieshaveinvestigatedthequestionusingdifferentmethods—andthey’veeupwithtwodifferentanswers,separatedbymorethanabillionyears. Becausetheuniverseisexpandingatanacceleratingpace,thefurtherawayanobjectis,thefasteritappearstobemovingawayfromus.Thisisexpressedasthe

Hubbleconstant(哈勃常数),andit’sakeyfactorinfiguringouttheageoftheuniverse.Afterall,ifwecandeterminehowfastobjectsaremovingawayfromus,wecanrewindthatprocesstoitsbeginning—theBigBang.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofOregonsetouttomapthedistancetodozensofgalaxies.Theteamcalculatedthattheuniverseisonly12.6billionyearsold—that,youmightnotice,ismuchyoungerthanthe13.8billionyearsusuallystated. Inthesecondstudy,themethodoffiguringouttheageoftheuniverseisbymappingtheoldestlightwecandetect.“Wearerestoringthe‘babyphoto’oftheuniversetoitsoriginalcondition,removingthewearandtearoftimeandspacethatdistorted(扭曲)theimage,”saysNeelimaSehgal,acoauthoronthestudy.“Onlybyseeingthissharperbabyphotoorimageoftheuniverse,canwemorefullyunderstandhowouruniversewasborn.”Indoingso,theresearchersdeterminedthattheuniverseis13.8billionyearsold—inagreementwiththeacceptedage. Therealproblemthough,isthatthestudiesdisagreesowildlywitheachother,tothetuneofabillionyears.Butthey’renottheonlyones—thebattlelinesaremonlydrawnbythemethodsused.Obviously,moreresearchisneededtodeterminewherethetruthlies.24.Whatdoweknowabouttheuniversefromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Itdoesn’texistlong. B.Itbeeslarger. C.Itrunsaway. D.ItcausestheBigBang.25.Whatmakestheresearchersinthefirststudythinktheuniverseismuchyounger?A.Thespeedofmovingobjects. B.Thenumberofgalaxies.C.Theprocessoftheuniverseevolution. D.Thedistancetootherobjects.26.HowdoesNeelimaSehgalexplaintheirmethodinthesecondstudy?A.Byreferringtoasimilarthing. B.Byusinghardscientificdata.C.Byintroducinganewconcept. D.Byquotinganexpert’swords.27.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Whosemethodisbetter? B.Whichresultcanyoubelieve?C.Howoldistheuniverse? D.Whyistheuniversesoold?C Didyouknowthattheaveragechildhasheardtheword“no”over20,000timesbeforetheyturntheageofthree?Ironically,itisalsoaroundthistimethatchildrenbegintodevelopenoughpersonalcharactertorefusetoobey.The“terribletwos”arecategorizedbyalackofunderstanding.Somewherebetweenthreeandfour,childrenbegintoacquiretheskillstoreason.Itisduringthistimetheywatchhowotherchildrenandadultsreason.Ifwe’renotcareful,thechildrenwillwatchusmodelaworldof“NOs”. Bythetimeapersonturnseighteen,howmanytimeshavetheybeentoldno?Ihaven’tfoundanystudiesthatevenattemptedtotrackthisstatistic,butI’msureifthenumberis20,000bythree,thenateighteenthatnumberhasmultiplied.Youcandothemath. Anyway,IthinkIknowwhywesayno.Wesaynotoprotect.Wesaynotodirect.Wesaynotostoppotentialconfusion.However,dowesometimessaynojustforthesakeofsayingno?Dowesaynobecausewehaveinternalized(内在化)allofthe“NOs”we’veheardovertheyearsandwefeelitisfinallyourtimetosaynotosomeoneelse? Theinternalizednocandamagethegrowthprocessofdreamsininfancyasquicklyasitcanweakenathreeyearold.Andwewonderwhywerunintopeoplewithbig,unacplisheddreamswhohaveabitofachipontheirshoulder.Theyhavetotakeonthe20,000NOs.However,thethingthatkeepsthemgoingisthepossibilityofthepowerofONEYES!JustasitonlytakesonebooktomakeawriteraPulitzerPrizeWinner,itonlytakesonewordtochangethecourseofyourday.ThatwordisYES!28.Whatdoweknowabouttwoyearolds?A.Theyunderstandwell. B.Theyoftensaynotoothers.C.Theythinklogically. D.Theydon’tdoallthey’retold.29.Whateffectdoessayingnohaveonchildren?A.Theylosealltheirdreams. B.Theyaren’teasytosucceed.C.Theydon’tmakemistakes. D.Theyneversayyestoothers.30.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor’sattitudetoaworldof“NOs”?A.Tolerant. B.Disapproving. C.Favourable. D.Carefree.31.Whatisthetext?A.Ahowtoguide. B.Asurveyreport. C.Anopinionessay. D.Ashortstory.D I’mJeffLogan,presidentofLoganLuxuryTheatersCorporation.I’mverysorrytotellyoumanycinemasareatriskofclosingpermanently(永久).That’ssomethingwewouldhatetoseehappen. Watchingthenewestboxofficemovieandeatingabigbucketofpopcornisanexperiencethatmanyofushaveenjoyedforaverylongtime.Weallhavefondmemoriesofgoingtoatheaterofourfirstdatesorthefirstmoviewesawwithourchildren.Amovietheaterissoimportanttothefabricofthelocalmunity.It’saplacewhereweallgather,nomatterwhatourinterests,andnomatterwhatourages,youngandold,richandpoor. Buthowmuchlongerwillclassictheatersremainopen?Justlikeotherindustries,movietheatershavebeenhithardbythepandemic(流行病)andaregoingdark.Theentireindustryisbeingcontrolledbythepandemic,becausethestudiosdon’twanttoreleasetheirnewmoviesuntilallthetheaterscanbeopen.Asweallknow,thetheaterscan’tdowellandcan’tgetbacktofull7dayaweekatfullspeedoperationwithoutnewmoviestoplay.Recently,theLoganLuxury5CinemainMitchellreopenedfortheweekends.However,likemanytheaters,itisonlyoperatingatabout10percentcapacity.Sinceopening,severalnewsafetymeasureshavebeenputinplace.Blockoffeveryotherrow.Peopleareaskedtoleavethreeseatsbetweenthemandthenextgroup.Staffspraythetheaterwithdisinfectant(消毒剂)aftereveryshow.Andsanitizerstationscanbefoundthroughoutthetheater.Evenso,somepeoplestillaren’tfortablegoingtoamovietheateryet.Ifullyunderstandthat.Anyhow,Ijusthopewemustdosomethingelsetohelpoutourlocaltheaters,liketakingpartinanewnationalproposalcalled“SaveYourCinema.”32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fabric”inparagraph4referto?A.Typicalfeature. B.Basicstructure.C.Publicsupport. D.monvision.33.Whyarethefilmstudiosunwillingtoreleasethenewmovies?A.Cinemasdon’toperatenormally. B.Newmoviesaren’tweled.C.Peopledon’tlikegoingtocinema. D.Manycinemasgooutofbusiness. 34.WhatcanweinferabouttheLoganLuxury5Cinemaafteritsreopening?A.Itmakesalotofmoney. B.Itdoeswellindiseaseprevention.C.Itreceivesalargeaudienceeveryday. D.Itoffersmoreenjoyableexperience.35.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A.Tosharethegoodolddays. B.Toexplainasocialproblem.C.Toaskforpeople’shelp. D.Toremendatheater.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Therearenowlotsofproductsandservicesonthemarket.36Itisvital,therefore,forapanytodistinguishitselffromitspetitorsbyhavingastrongpanyimagewhichisimmediatelyrecognizable. Logosarepartofthisimage.37Thelogoestablishesavisualidentityforthepany,justasdifferentgroupsofyoungpeopleexpresstheiridentitythroughhairstylesandclothes.Allgroupsfromallculturesandthroughouttheageshaveusedcolorsandsymbolstoshowtheiridentity.38Somecolorsmaybeconnectedwithcoldnessinonecultureandwithwarmthinanother.Somecolorsrepresentlifeinoneculturebutdeathinanother.Internationalpanieshave,therefore,tomakesurethattheirlogoswillnotbemisunderstoodindifferentcountries. Thelogosoflargeinternationalpaniesareinstantlyrecognizablethroughouttheworld.OneofthemostfamouslogosisthatofCocaCola.Thedesignofthewords“CocaCola”hasnotchangedsince1886,althoughthesurroundingdesignhasbeenchangedfromtimetotime.Manypanieshave,overtheyears,renewedtheirlogos.39 Logosareusedonpackagingandbrochuresaswellasontheproductitself.Theymayalsoappearinnewspapersorontelevisionaspartofanadvertisingcampaign.40Thelogohelpstopromotethisimageandtofixitinthemindsofthecustomers.Logos,therefore,needtobeoriginalandtohaveimpactandstyleA.paniesneedtohaveastrongcorporateidentity. B.Indifferentcultures,differentcolorscarrydifferentmeanings. C.Colorsandsymbols,differentinmeanings,helpidentifyapany. D.Manyofthemaresimilarincontentthoughproducedbydifferentpanies. E.Theyaresymbolswhichoftenincludeanameorinitialstoidentifyapany. F.So,theycanbetterfitinwithcontemporarydesignandpresentmorepowerfulimages. G.Inthisway,theyareeasiertobedistinguishedfromthoseofthepetingpanies.第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Whenshewas13,Giorgiabegantosufferasevereskindisorder.Itstartedoutonherarmsandfaceandcontinuedto41.Soontheangry,redrash(皮疹)coverednearly97%ofherbodyattimesandcouldbeextremelyunfortable. ButforGiorgia,themostpainwas42shewastreatedbyotherssimplybecauseofherphysicalappearance.Peoplewouldstopandstareatherinthestreet,asifshewas43.Shefeltsoselfconsciousabouttheconditionthatitwas44herlife. Thatseemsnot45enoughonitsown.Giorgiaalsounexpectedlylostherfather.Shefeltlikeherworldwentto46.Theyweresoclosewhenshewasgrowingup,andshecouldn’t47losinghim. couldshrinkbackfromwhatshereceivedorshecouldfindthe49toloveherselfandthewayshewasmade.Giorgia50herbodyanddecidedshe’dnolongertryto51herskin.Itwaspartofwhoshewas. Shestartedaphotoseries52displayinghernaturalself.Shehopesthatothersstrugglingwiththeirbodyimagewillgain53andinspirationfromthepicturessheshares.“Wemighthave54thatmakeuslookdifferentfromotherwomen,butwearestillbeautiful.Iknowmydadwouldbeproudofmeformy55.NowI’veetotermswithmydisease,Iwanttohelpothersdothesame.”41.A.flash B.decline C.bother D.spread42.A.why B.how C.when D.whether43.A.disgusting B.precious C.interesting D.plex44.A.closing B.ruining C.leading D.wasting45.A.dangerous B.fantastic C.familiar D.stressful46.A.pieces B.parts C.bits D.blocks47.A.mind B.admit C.bear D.risk48.A.plan B.choice C.duty D.promise49.A.truth B.priority C.support D.courage50.A.controlled B.destroyed C.accepted D.examined51.A.coverup B.getunder C.takeoff D.breakdown52.A.regrettably B.gratefully C.seriously D.bravely53.A.knowledge B.strength C.ability D.experience54.A.conditions B.affairs C.elements D.qualities55.A.dream B.kindness C.attitude D.generosity第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Theideaofataxithatfliesoveratrafficjamanddropsyouhomeisanexcitingproposal.Itappearsthatwearealmostthere.GermanairtaxistartupVolocopterwi